Nongmen Shenjue

Mornings in the mountains are extraordinarily fresh.

The unexpected encounter last night did not become a problem for Mu Qingyan, he slept soundly all night, ate another vegetarian meal in the temple, and then went to the next place according to Wen Jixue's earlier arrangement.

This time the two of them went mountain climbing, and when they reached the top, they could overlook Fucheng.

It was already afternoon when they came down from the mountain. The lunch the two had on the top of the mountain was not dry food, but a taste of the style of people in the rivers and lakes.Wen Jixue caught a rabbit, and the two roasted it over a fire, but the taste was really bad.This is a temporary idea, no oil, no salt, no seasoning, although the meat is tender, it is hard to eat.

Back in the city, Mu Qingyan planned to eat something first, but felt that he should take a bath first.

Wen Jixue looked at his tangled brows, and said with a smile, "What do you want to eat? I'll go."

"Let's have cold noodles." Climbing the mountain is very exhausting and sweaty. It is very hot and sticky.He didn't deliberately use his powers to cool down, and occasionally sweated during exercise. Although he was tired, he would be very happy.

The inn was booked earlier, and Gao Tian stayed here all the time.But I didn't expect that when I returned to the small rented courtyard, the first thing I saw was not Gao Tian, ​​but Chen Shiliu!

"Brother Mu, we have a business!" Chen Shiliu couldn't hold back his words, and immediately said something when he saw someone.

It turned out that someone went to the Shendu Bureau to place an entrustment this morning, and asked Mu Qingyan to investigate by name, and gave 100 taels of silver for the deposit alone.This rich and powerful client is none other than the ruler of the Jin family, Master Jin Jin Cheng!

Of course, it was Jin Cheng's confidant, Uncle Li, who went to the county seat.

"The Jin family?" Mu Qingyan was not so surprised.

"Yes, now there are people who come to us to investigate the case, so we have to accept such a commission." Because of this, Chen Shiliu immediately ran to Fucheng to look for him.

"You picked it up without asking me?" Mu Qingyan still didn't know what to check.

Chen Shiliu hurriedly explained: "Why, I just came to talk to Brother Mu and decide whether to take Brother Mu or not. Master Jin has seven sons in total, and he values ​​the eldest son, Jin Liye the most. I was sick in the summer, but I didn't care about it at first, because Jin Liye suffered from a bitter summer, and when the summer came, he was in a bad mood. The Jin family was used to getting sick twice. It hasn't recovered until now, and the whole person's appearance has changed drastically, and he can't get out of bed. The Jin family invited many doctors to treat him. It wasn't until half a month ago that a former imperial doctor was invited to find out that Jin Liye's real cause of disease was poisoning. , long-term chronic arsenic poisoning. The former imperial doctor said that he discovered it too late and he was powerless, which means that Jin Liye is just waiting to die now."

"Check this matter?"

"Yes. Master Jin suspects that someone from the Jin family did it. If Brother Mu needs it, he can enter the Jin family. It's just that Master Jin doesn't want this matter to be publicized."

At this time Wen Jixue came in from the courtyard, followed by a young man, two plates of light dishes and two bowls of cold noodles were placed on a large wooden tray.

Wen Jixue glanced at Chen Shiliu, and sneered at the corner of her mouth.

Chen Shiliu also laughed dryly: "Well, Brother Mu hasn't eaten yet? Then eat slowly, and I'll go out for a walk."

After speaking, he quickly slipped away.

The inn brought bath water, Mu Qingyan went to take a bath first, and washed his hair along the way.The ancients were not good at this. Men also had long hair, and they had to rub it for a long time every time they washed it.

Mu Qingyan was really hungry, so he just wiped it half dry and left it alone, eating first.

Wen Jixue stood behind him, took a dry cloth to wipe him bit by bit, and asked, "Do you want to take care of the Jin family's affairs?"

Mu Qingyan knew that Wen Jixue was unhappy that his plan was interrupted, but...

"Go. After the investigation is over, you can go anywhere you want to play." Mu Qingyan couldn't help laughing, although he did mean to comfort him, but he said it to Wen Jixue when he said it from his own mouth. different.

Wen Jixue stopped moving: "Really? I said where to go, and you will go there?"

"...Mmm." Mu Qingyan nodded.

Wen Jixue recovered a smile on her face: "Okay."

It was getting dark, Mu Qingyan and Chen Shiliu went to Jin's house, while Wen Jixue and Gao Tian still stayed at the inn.This was Mu Qingyan's idea. It's unknown what happened inside the Jin family, he thought it would be better to keep a low profile.

The Jin family's house was very large, with big lanterns neatly arranged under the eaves, and well-trained servant girls coming and going, there was no disorder except for the sound of footsteps.Solemn and quiet, under the rendering of the night, there is also a kind of depression and suffocation.

It was the first time for Mu Qingyan to enter such a big house, so it was inevitable that he would take a few more glances.

On the contrary, Chen Shiliu lost interest after a glance.

Jin Cheng is the person in power, and he lives in the main courtyard, and the next courtyard is where Mrs. Jin's family lives.There are also some small yards, wing rooms, etc., which are allocated to those aunts and maids.Among the aunts, anyone who deserves a name has meritorious service in childbearing. Jin Cheng attaches great importance to the spread of branches and leaves, and the continuous succession of descendants. Otherwise, no matter how good the color is, it will only take a few months with him.

"You two, please come in, the master is waiting." Uncle Li greeted him at the gate of the main courtyard.

"Thank you." Mu Qingyan nodded.

Uncle Li led the two of them to the study room, let them know, and then opened the door.

Mu Qingyan went in and saw an old man sitting in an armchair. He was slightly fat. Although he tried to straighten his back, judging from his uncomfortable expression, it took him a lot of effort.Maybe it's because businessmen pay attention to making money with kindness, Jin Cheng doesn't look strict, but rather kind.

"This is Mr. Mu? Sure enough, young talents are worse than being famous." Jin Cheng invited the two to sit down.

"Master Jin is too famous."

Jin Cheng smiled, suppressing the discomfort in his body, and said: "I have explained everything I entrusted to you. I hope you can live here and observe everyone. I want to know who is poisoning. No matter who it is, I Must know!"

"Master." Uncle Li hurriedly stepped forward to pat his back, and served him tea: "I will tell the rest for Master."

Jin Cheng nodded, took out a handkerchief to wipe the corners of his mouth, and pressed it in his palm without looking at it.

Mu Qingyan's eyes are very sharp, and the lights in the study are bright, so he can clearly see the red blood on the handkerchief.

Uncle Li said: "Master wants to find this person, but he doesn't want the family to be in chaos because of this, so he prepared identities for the two of you. You are from Fenglin County, and the Jin family probably doesn't know you. As long as you don't leak your words, you don't need to be careful." Someone will find out."

To the outside world, Jin Chenghui said that they were the sons of old friends in the early years, and they came to visit here and stayed for a few days temporarily.For this reason, Mu Qingyan and Chen Shiliu even made up aliases, one was called Zhang Wensi and the other was called Zhang Wenyun.

At that moment, Uncle Li called the housekeeper, introduced the two of them, and ordered them to treat them well and not to be neglected.

"Master Li, don't worry." The butler respectfully accepted the order and led the two of them to the guest room.

Everyone looked at the strict rules, but there were hundreds of eyes staring up and down, and they couldn't hide the slightest sign of trouble.Just like Mu Qingyan and the two of them, on the way from the main hall to the guest rooms, they often encountered servants who were sent out by each room to inquire about news.

Chen Shiliu was narrow-minded, he could clearly see it, but he pretended not to understand, and stopped a maid who was holding fruits: "This cantaloupe is not bad, are you a maid from the kitchen? Give me this plate first."

"Uh, good, good." The maid was holding the fruit as a cover for Ge, and when she saw the other party asking for it, of course she gave it immediately.Fearing that he might ask another question later, he didn't dare to stay any longer and left.

The housekeeper also knew it well, but he could only smooth things over: "I just bought this cantaloupe today. It's fresh. If Mr. Yun likes it, I'll let the kitchen deliver it tomorrow."

"Then I would like to thank the butler." Chen Shiliu accepted it unceremoniously.

Mu Qingyan didn't do anything that night, and tomorrow is the time to really get in touch with everyone in the Jin family.